CSI: Miami's return to Five last night pulled in the drama's best ever ratings, early figures suggest.

The seventh season debut, in which it was revealed that Haratio - played by David Caruso - had faked his own death, attracted 3.77m (18.2%) to Five, making it the most-watched programme during the 9pm hour.

Its nearest rival, a repeat of Waking The Dead, put in 3.14m (15.1%) for BBC One.

The penultimate episode of ITV1's Ladette To Lady was seen by 3.07m (14.8%), The Conspiracy Files - focusing on the the 7/7 London bombings - had 1.4m (6.8%) for BBC Two, and 750k (3.6%) tuned in for Channel 4's Dispatches: Terror In Mumbai.

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Holby City led the 8pm hour, logging a solid 5.39m (27.7%), and the second part of ITV1's World's Best Diet, featuring Linda Robson and Carole Malone, delivered 2.72m (14%).